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i. -.-.'i -, B* i?, N di di tr. for le: ad be 3 o., fro all kil pai lie* by ?v.\ 13 a*** -.-. .- .••'.•• PAJS SIX BIG RACE IN SI. PAUL TONIGHT Ted Schumacher and 0. W. An derson Will Race—Will be a Good Match. In St. Paul this evening. Ted Schu macher of firaixl Forks atnl O. \Y. An derson of St. Paul will skate. The match was arranged for some lime ago, and it will probably be one of the best pulled off in the Twin Cities this year. Schumacher is a Grand Forks num. and holds a North Dakota champion ship. He is one of the speediest in the business, and will no doubt keep the St. Paul man moving. Anderson formerly lived in Grand Forks, and this fact lends more loea! interest to the match. HOMAS W IS E Today's meeting of the minor base ball leagues in New York is to be the greatest gathering of its kind ever known in the history of the game. Forty leagues located in all sections of the country have sent representa tives to the meeting. These leagues control nearly 5,000 ball players and more than $4,000,000 worth of prop erty. "Honey" Mellody, the new welter weight champion, and Terry Martin, the Quaker city fighter, are matched for a fifteen-round go tonight at Au gusta, Me. As both are rapid fighters and hard punchers a lively set to is expected. The decision of the Western league magnates to take in Topekn. Kan., now in the Western association, brings about a condition among the minors that will be interesting to follow. A v.eam will be placed also in St. Joseph, -Mo., which with Topeka will make the Western league an eight-club or ganization. But will the Western as sociation stand by and see Topeka and its champion club taken from them. With over 50 per cent, of the big league hitters batting left handed, is it any wonder that managers are work ing overtime trying to corral South paw pitchers? As the old grounds have been sold the Toronto baseball management will have to do a bit of hustling to prepare new grounds in time for the opening next season. President Dovey of the Boston Na tionals thinks Pat Flaherty is just the prize pippin that he has been look ing for. According to the Southern league averages, Atlanta's star pitcher, Tom I Hughes, was a regular wiz. Tom will "be wtih the New York Americans the coming season. There will be few changes in the circuits of the minor leagues the com ing season, which is pretty goo,! evi dence that 1906 was a prosperous year for them. KEOKGAMZATION. Associated Preim to The Evening Time*. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. S.—The second step toward the complete reorganiza tion of the Southern Cotton association will be taken today when state con ventions will be held in all of the cotton-growing states. These conven tions are to arrange for representation at the annual convention to lie held in Birmingham next week, when offi cers will be elected and the re-organi zation of the association completed. TO HEAD TACIIT CUB. Aaaoclated PreiM to The Bvealnc Tiuiea. New York, Jan. 8.—E. C. Benedict, was re-elected commodore of the Sea wanhaka-Corinthian Yacht club at the annual meeting today. The other offi cers of the club were likewise chosen to succeed themselves. Commodore Benedict will fly the commodore's flig again from the mainmast of his white steam yacht Oneida, on which ex-Pres ident Grover Cleveland and the late Joseph Jefferson made many memor able cruises. ALABAMA LAWMAKERS. Associated Preaa to Tke Evening Times. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 8.—The quadrennial session of the Alabama legislature got into working flrder to day, and from now until the adjourn ment of the session fifty days it will be kept busy with the legislative grind. As the senatorship is but a per functory matter the legislature will have the entire time to devote to the consideration of the various measures brought before it. Numerous bills, of both a local and a general character, are to be introduced. The legislature will take part In the inauguration of Governor Comer and other new state officials next Monday. [•5' .*•? J5-#s«4p"."4 s-a.i 300 MILLIONS OF CHINESE. Yellow Empire Has About One-fifth of Globe's Population. The interesting question of the pop ulation of the Chinese empire has often been discussed, but it is still impossible to say with any degree ot certainty what the figures are. At the beginning of the Christian era it is tolerably certain that there were at least SO,000,000 inhabitants, and it must be remembered that the empire then was much smaller than it is at the present time. Most of the censuses taken in China during the last 2.000 years, says the North China Daily News, have not professed to take in the whole popula tion. Young children and old men, for instance, were sometimes omitted, the main object of the census being to as certain the number of taxable persons. By common consent the most sell able eonsus ever taken in China was that of 1S12. This gives the figures as more than 362.00.1.000. In 186$ the population was estimated nearly 40S, 000.000: but in 1SS1 it had fallen to SS,000.000, the great Taiping rebellion, in which so many millions of people lost their lives, being one of the prin cipal causes undoubtedly for this great decline. Travelers, missionaries and others, who have visited the region devas tated at the time of the Taiping rebel lion. express the opinion that the loss of life during the great convulsion has generally been estimated at too low a figure, and it is a question also whether the terrible famine more than a score of years ago in the provinces of Chili. Shansi, Shensi and Honan, with a population of 70,000,000, is not responsible for the loss of more lives than it is usually credited with. It is still more certain that the Mo* hammedan uprising in the northwest destroyed more lives than it is gen erally supposed to have done. A very moderate computation of the loss of life incurred in these three calamities makes it to be fully 60,000,000. And in this connection it would be well, perhaps, to remind ourwlves that the habitual use of opium by such a large number of the people has tended to act injuriously on the recuperative power of the nation. Loose Wording Cost Money. Little Chip, the dwarfish comedian, can tell stories all day. His assort ment of hard luck tales of his own experiences is especially large. "The fourth night after I opened in New York last season, I broke my left arm in a fall from my famous horse in the first act," said Chip. "I played through the next two acts without telling anyone of my injury. I played with my arm In splints after that and couldn't do my falls for 12 weeks. Then when I got to Boston I lost my voice for a while. I certainly had a lot of trouble. But everything is go ing nicely now." "While in Boston," continued Chip, "I noticed that Harry Bulger of the 'Man From Now,' was playing at one of the theaters. I wrote him a note saying 'I would be pleased to have your company at supper.' Well, after the performance here came Bulger, followed by the whole troupe, some 35 or 40 people. "What do you mean?" I demanded. "You can't ring anything like this on me." 'Well, here's your note,' said Bul ger. 'What are you going to do about It?' "I read the note over. The supper's on me all right,' I said." Were Mighty Hurdlers. Farmer in Barre, Mass. a generation ago was a crafty cattle dealer and had a handsome yoke of oxen he warranted to be good, faith ful workers. One day a man came in search of just such exen and Mr. showed the pair. They were sleek and well matched, and seemed versed in all the variations of the lan guage of "haw and gee." But the stranger noticed the "nigh" one's roving eye, and his suspicions were aroused. "Are they peaceable? That nigh one acts brearhy. Jest's lives jump over anything, hadn't he?" "My good man," answered Mr. "I tell ye what 'tis, one rail's jest's good as five!" The stranger paid the price and took the oxen, but the next day he re turned very angry. "What d'ye mean by telling me them oxen are peaceable? When I got home' I put them in my pasture where I kept oxen fur 20 year—and I've had all kinds of cattle, too—and this morn ing they're in my best clover field. What kind o' Christian are ye, any way, to lie like that?" "I didn't lie," returned Mr. calmly, "I said 'one rail was jest's good as five,' and 'tis so, they'll jump over five rails jest's quick's they will over one." On the Right 8lde. "Hello, old man. Haven't seen any thing of you since you got married. How goes it?" "Thanks, fairly well. But marriage is a costly job. If you only knew what the dressmakers charge!" "So I suppose you regret It?" "Oh! no, I married a dressmaker!" —Translated for Tales from Meggen dorfer Blaetter. She'd Keep It. "But can you keep house?" he asked, doubtfully, for be was, above !all things, a practical man. "If you get a house and put It in .my name," she replied, promptly, "I'll keep It all right enough." Matters being thus satisfactorily settled, their engagement vu an nounced.—Judga, DONE IN A HURRY ENGLISHMAN GOT SAMPLE OF YANKEE HUSTLE. Probably to the Day of His Death He Will Marvel How So Much Was Done in Such a Short Space of Time. English people have queer ideas about, what Americans can do. One of them, however, regards American hustle as phenomenal, and this is why: The Englishman came to,this side to marry an English girl, who, with her people, had settled near Boston. The young woman's relatives were not able to go to New York with her. so they put her in charge of a middle aged male friend, who promised to meet the young man. see the girl safe ly married, after which the couple were to return immediately to Eng land. The steamer arrived, and the girl and the family friend met the young man. The latter, being a stranger, was more than willing to leave all details for the wedding in the hands of the American, who, after temporarily in stalling the two at a Broadway hotel, started out to look for a minister. It was in the early fall, and a few of the better known clergymen were back in town, so that the friend made several «Uls and did not succeed in finding anyone to tie the knot. Finally, on his way back to the hotel, he passed the doors of a well-known church and noticed a florist's wagon standing in the street. Two men were bringing palms out of the church and placing them in the wogan. "Hold on a minute," said the friend. "Where's your boss?" One of the men went into the church and fetched out the florist. "Been having a wedding?" queried the friend, and the florist replied in the affirmative. "Parson here yet?" he continued. The florist said he was. "Call off your men a minutes." said the friend as he disappeared in the direction of the vestry. "Time to tie another knot, parson?" he asked, breaking in on the minister, who was getting into his clothes. The minister looked at his watch. "Just 15 minutes before I must go to catch a train," he announced. "All right, I'll be back," said his visitor. His interview with the florist was Just as brief. "Take ten dollars to leave tha plants and flowers here a half hour?" lie asked, and almost before the flor ist could reply he found himself stand ing with a ten dollar bill in his hand while the energetic coat tails of th stranger were flying out behind hln a block away. It took eight minutes to get the cou pie to the church from the hotel, whicl luckily was only four blocks away. Ii a little over 15 minutes the knot wai tied. Then the Englishman looked around the church. The big, massivt pillars were twined round with smila^ with which roses intermingled, Th» altar was a bank of flowers and pints and the pews were ribbon festooned and flowers twined. The Englishman was surprised. Ht looked at the decorations and hf looked at the American. Then ht spoke. "By George," he said, in awe-strick en tones. "How ever in the world did you manage to get all this done In that little bit of time?" The American smiled the superioi smile of one who has done a great thing and said: "Oh, that's nothing We're used to doing things in a hurrj here." And the Englishman presumably ii still telling his friends stories abou this sample of "Yankee hustle." Smithers' Sign. S«me people gain by experience) others carry a lot of truisms about with them without ever applying there at the right time. There is a man, however, in a little town, who has learned a good lesson, and the mora) of it has stayed with him ever since Smithers, the man, is the proprietoi of a general store, one of the stores where everything is sold that mortal man needs in a town of 900 people. The first thing that greets tht stranger's eye upon entering Smithers' store is a big framed sign which reads like this: We Cash Checks for Nobody, and This Is the Reason Why. The reason, which is posted below Is a check for $50 which proved "N. G." and tells the tale of how Smithers cashed a check for someone and lost $50. But this will never hap pen to him again, for If anyone asks him to cash a check now he does not even deign to reply, but points to his sign. Introspection. "I understand that you have beet jilted?" "I have," answered the man with a cold, calculating nature. "I suppose you feel pretty bad about it." "Yes, but somehow I don't seem to feel as bad as I ought" Between Women. "Yes," said Miss Passay, "he's an awfully' inquisitive bore. He was trying to find out my age the other day, so I just up and told him I was 50. That settled him." "Well," replied Miss Peppery, "I guess it is best to be perfectly can did with fellow of that sort." FARMERS' MEETINGS. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 8.—Farmers from every county in Indiana have rounded up in the capital for the series of meetings held annually in connec tion with the meeting of the state agri cultural society. The foodies that are to meet and transact their business during the present week include the Indiana Wool Growers' association, In diana Swine Breeders' association, Corn Growers association, and the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Compan ies' union. -7-*r~^,,a.v. t- THE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. P. '...••• ••".•-•': r: A THOUSAND PEOPLE VISITED NEW Formal Opening Was a Grand Affair—Visitors Loud in Their Praises. Tile formal opening of the First state bank occurred Monday morning in its new home on the corner of De Mens avenue and Third street. The opening proved to be a great, success— even greater than the highest expec tations of the officials of the institution. The reception commenced at S o'clock and continued for three hours, dur ing which time a continuous line of people passed in and out of the superb ly furnished building. 11. A. Bronson, one of the bank's directors and a prominent attorney of East Grand Forks, met the guests at the door and performed the part of passing out the cigars in a creditable manner. It was a case of the gentlemen a "smoke", and the ladies a souvenir. X. J. Nel son, cashier of the new institution, ex plained and showed the visitors the smaller vault in which is contained the private safety deposit boxes. He explained the details of 'the deposit boxes in an interesting manner. The next place of interest was the larger vault in which is contained one of the celebrated burglar iproof safes with a screw door. This safe has no com bination. but opens by the time lock. On the upper floor light refreshments were served, which were greatly enjoyed by the many guests. Xo count was taken, of the people who took ad vantage of the opportunity to visit the new bank, -but a rough guess, given by Mr. Bronson, places the number at over a thousand. The building wiiich is the bank's home is a two-story structure with a high basement. It is made of pressed brick and has a frontage of 26 feet, and a depth of 65 feet. The trimmings are of white stone, making it the finest institution of its kind in this part of the country. The rooms inside are furnished with quarter-sawed white oak set off by a ceiling of oxidized copper metal. The fixtures are also made from quarter-sawed white oak with a golden finish. The same fine finish is seen throughout the entire building, and those who have offices over the bank are indeed lucky in securing such fine places of business. Editor Stoughton and his Valley View printing plant occupy the .basement the bank occupies the first floor, while the offices cf the second floor are oc cupied by the law firm of Collins & Bronson,*and Dr. J. B. Gilbert. As a result of the appreciation of the citizens for the erection of a build ing of this kind, the bank is already enjoying a large and well merited business. Following is a list of the officials and directors: President, C. .1. Lofgren. Vice president. O. M. Hatcher. Cashier, X. J. Xelson. Teller, L. A. Chance. Directors, J. W. Wheeler. C. M. Sprague, C". J. Lofgren, O. M. Hatcher, M. X. Hatcher, X. J. Xelson, and H. A. Bronson. DIIFOUR FINDS HIS OWN FATHER Well Known Crookston Man Was Adopted Years Ago—A Happy Reunion Was That One at Warren. "Clifford Dutonr, of Crooks slon lias lately discovered that his father is Ole Olson Holson, his father is Ole Olson Holson, the town of Vega, and that he had a brother and sister resid ing tit Warren. He came up Christmas Hay to introduce himself to them, and a happier family reunion can liardly be conceived. Mr. Dufour is 23 years old, and had never seen his lather nor his brother or sister, here until now. He is a prominent and highly respect ed young man of Crookston and is employed as traveling salesman by the Amcricaa.Iiis enit Company of that city." The above is taken from the War ren Sheaf and refers to Clifford Dii four of Crookston, now in the employ of the American Biscuit company When but an infant he va^ adopted by Mrs. Margaret Dufour of Crooks ton and but a few years ago he learn ed that he was an adopted son. Since that date he has been searching for his relatives and recently located them as stated in the above article. Mr. Dufour is widely known throughout this section of the state as within the past few years he has been in the employ of both the Crooks ton Journal and Times and was reco gnized as a hustler In the newspaper line. For some time past he has made his headquarters in Fargo, the greater portion of his business being located in Dakota territory. KIWI SaiSJI DRUG STORE Disposes of His Interests at Oslo to the Hilden & Co. Firm—Hare Taken Possession. I. Kingman was at Oslo Monday and while there disposed of his Oslo drug store to J. Hilden & Co. The drug store at Oslo has been conducted by Mr. Kingman since Oslo was started and he has done a good sized business there. The J. Hilden & Co. have al ready taken charge of the business. 1 COUNTY WANTS MONEY. Sum Alleged t» be Due From Power Company is a Large One. County Auditor Hoffard lias entered an assessment against the Crookston Water Works Power and Light com pany for a total of about $26,000 for taxes on omitted property covering a period from 1886 to 1903. A portion of this is on the heating plant dur ing the past three years of its opera tion and the balance is under class twenty-three designated as "intang ible property" which includes the value of the franchise, etc. It is understood that the company will appeal from the assessment. Halvor Gunderson is down from Oslo. Charles Leary is back from a visit in St. Paul. Mr. and Mrs. P. Sullivan of Key west are here. O. B. Dah] of Northland was in East Grand Forks Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ingebret Rasmussen of Mekinock were here Monday after noon on business. C. M. Blakely, who is engaged with the Great Northern at Devils Lake, and who has been here for a few days, has returned to the Lake city. Foresters Tonight. The Foresters lodge will install of ficers tonight. Relatives Ifeard From. The relatives of A. J. Lunde, who died Sunday have oeen heard from, and they will send an undertaker here to take care of the remains. Elect Same Directors. At the meeting of the stock holders of the East Grand Forks Building and Loan association held last evening, the same directors were re-elected for another year. Special Meeting. The special meeting of the Royal Neighbors on Thursday night for the purpose of installing officers will be a largely attended one, and it is expect ed that all will have a big time. Promise Relief. Secretary Brown of the Commercial club of Crookston is'In receipt of an answer to a message sent to the Rail road Warehouse commission. Mr. Brown reported the fuel situation in Crookston, and the commission as sured him that everything possible would be done to give relief. A Pickle Factory. Crookston is expecting to have a large pickle manufacturing plant in the spring. At least that is what L. T. Flake, the representative of the Northern Manufacturing company at that place says. Mr. Flake claims that the company has had their eye on Crookston for a long time. They will probably only make dill and sour pickles at first and later take up a full line of .pickles. ST. LOIJIS POULTRY S1IOWW. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 8.—The thir teenth annual pigeon and poultry show of the St. liouls Fanciers' association is now open and will be the center of interest among poultry lovers until it closes at the end of the week. The largest and choicest display of birds in the association's history is offered. All the states of the Mississippi valley and the Dominion of Canada are rep resented, and the competition among exhibitors is lively. SCHOOL FOR FARMERS. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 8.—Many farmers registered today at the open ing of the seventh annual 'short course for farmers" under the auspices of the department of agriculture of the uni versity of Minnesota. The course is designed to keep the farmer in closer relation with recent investigations, dis coveries and methods related to his business and has been one of the most successful features connected with the state agricultural school. new feature provided for the course this year is a series of lectures espe cially fitted for the needs of farmers' wives. HOLLISTER'S Rocky Mountain Toa Nuggets A Buiy Medicine for Busy People, Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vigor, A specific for Constipation, Indigestion, Liver and Kidney troubles, Pimples, Eczema, Impure Blood, Dad Breath, Sluggish Bowels, Headache •nd Backache. Its Rocky Mountain Tea in tab let form. 35 cents a box. Genuine made by BOLUSTBB DRUG COMPANT, Madison, Wlx GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE 'WWWW,iW''"' I lHltKCTKD A VERDICT. Judge Mulls Took Case From Jury and Directed Verdict. Shortly after district court recon vened Judge Watts, on motion of M. W. Countryman attorney for the Great Northern directed the jury to return a verdict for tile defendant in the case of Orin Galland vs. the G. N. An ap peal will be taken to the supreme court. Galland was a section man at Men tor and in June, 1905 had a leg In jured by being hit with a rail which bounced off a car. Judge Watts held that as a matter of law the plaintiff had assumed the risk incidental to such employment and directed the ver dict accordingly. After this case was disposed of court adjourned till today when the case of Mason T. Roberts vs. the G. N., will come up. Roberts sues to recover for damages received last summer when he was thrown from his wagon while crossing the Great Northern tracks in Crookston. The tracks had been rais ed but the dirt had not been graded up properly according to the claim by the plaintiff. ®-TO 18 W. S. WEBER. Ticket Atfent Train No. 1 S S .-vv.. Ill IIMIIHI»H»HIJPH||I|^|II I I 11,1 I III HONEY ui° TAR All ald-tlM OOOffc traps WW* mat throat, lan« ul kniitlil IIN tool without r««ard for the atoaaeh tit ela, k»H moat of Itia produo* aoaattpetiea. I Boe'a Laxative Honor and Tar tbo orlfioal LasatlTO Oonch Syrup, oxpolli oelda (rem the •ystam by costly movtat the bowela, HI nrae on Concha, Oolda, Oromp, WkeMu 1e«ffc. Lo Ortpto, ato. "V i. *. n« Mtf ongh ajfnyi that rtta tki syvtom «f Mil by actlac I ctthirtku ths btwtls la I BEE'S LAXATIVE lUE Telephone 67 Arrlvoa. 1:00 p.m. 8:05 a.m. 7:60 a.m. 11:01 p.m 13:36 p.m. 7:S6p.m. 14 U:4S p.m. 10 :k •l" 188 •14« •203 •SOS TUESDAY, AMU ART 8, 1006. THt ORIGINAL LAXATIVE COUGH SYRUP BEES LAXATIVE HONEMAR THE DACOTA PHARMACY Every Keen Kutter Tool is hand sharpened and warranted. Quality remains long alter price is forgotten. REDVING & ELLESTAD It's In the Starching that makes ahirta from the Star laun dry stand hot weather, damp weatheit any kind of weather ao well. The ehlrtt we do up keep their shape and pollah the longest, we do all klnda of laun dry work well. Juat try our work and and out how really good It la. THE STAR LAUNDRY EAST GRAND FORKS. MINNESOTA New Ikchiaerjr New BetidiaJ Beit ol ErerjthiaJ BILLINGS & KAISER, Proprletora Grand Forks Monument Works R. JKFFREl. Prep. Marble and Granite Monumcnto aid Head Stonea. Cemetery Fenciig. All klnda o! Foreign and Domestic Granite. Superb Stjlea and IMIIRII. Realdence Phone TrKState MIL Office Phone Trl-Stato 2988. Money to Loan At Lowest Rates Upon North Dakota Faims. Local Agents Wanted. Partial Payments Pennitted GEO. B. CLIFFORD & CO. GRAND FORKS, N. D. Bacon & Van Alstine Livery and Hack Stable FOURTH ST. TELEPHONE 131 Grand Forks, North Dakota We have a few good country livery horses for sale cheap. VMC COMrOKTMIX WAV WKIT AXD IFOBTH BOUND. Departa. S:06 p.m. SS SS 10:41 p.m. •111 •187 •SOS •S01 •13S 1i:26pim!—For 7:46 a.m. 7:46 p.m. 10:66 a.m. 1:40 p.m. 7:20 p.m. Tralna No. Ill, other tralna dally. Ask the agent Dakota" and the N. w. B. SINCLAIR Freight Atfeat Telephone 3fl 23!!?J£«ith!ou*h.Do'nto weat. 8.86 &.m.—Local ,or gohjta weat to Mlnot 13:80 p.m.—Local f£r polSta wJt 11:00 p.m.—tCmne^tSIwith1No'' Crookiton. 8:20 a.m.—For Ardbch/Gra?tonVnt,iIw.r.lm?rfc 4:46 p.m.—Kor Ardoch. Q'rlfton wHZlSta line. BAST AND SOUTH BOUND. §t Paul «nd rft'fflL® V* ^arVo. 13:01 a.m.—For St Paul v?a CrotSwton *?r0m,t0.11 Crookaton. ,or 113. 188, 140, 301 102, 206IS«,1W&^^Sunday, Ul TrR#M?e*tw2SPaS^aeChlSlm8l,,p" "Mlnne"°ta and Winnipeg rta P- T. »C 8t Pa^TMinn